The Second Age of the Crusaders Episode 11 "The Hollow Victory"

Byzantium And The Crusades - A podcast by Nick Holmes

The German Emperor Frederick II has achieved the impossible - the recovery of Jerusalem for Christendom. But is there rejoicing in the West? Not at all. For Frederick has been excommunicated and is reviled both in the West and in Outremer. The next events will reveal how superficial his victory has been.